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13 Leroy Anderson's Clever Musical Miniatures
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Fred Flaxman presents the clever, tuneful, orchestral miniatures of Leroy Anderson.

Bought by WMNR, KENW, Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, WEPS, WQUB 90.3 FM and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2005
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 19
Flat Footing
From: With Good Reason
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For Brenda Joyce, flatfooting is a family affair... and an award-winning one at that.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:30
Shirley Horn
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Shirley Horn passed away Oct. 20; listen to this tribute to her music.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, KGOU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 24, 2005
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4
McCoy Tyner
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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McCoy Tyner explains how he creates music for small groups, big bands and his Latin group

Bought by WEKU, North State Public Radio, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 3
Eddie Palmieri
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Latin Jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri explains how he fuses jazz and Latin

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 4
Coleman Hawkins
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Reinventing the saxophone, a musical look back at the life of Coleman Hawkins

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, Marfa Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 4
Chucho Valdes
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes excells in playing Latin, jazz and even classical

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
Dave Douglas
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Dave Douglas blasts his trumpet for great jazz and social justice

Bought by WEKU, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 3
Um
From: paul overton
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The "cutting room floor" yields a musical montage.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:30
It's All in the Game
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is the virtual world running out of steam?

  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 01:44
DVDs for a Dollar
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cheap bad movies for everyone!

  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 01:32
Quidditch, Anyone?
From: Lu Olkowski
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Audio postcard from a Quidditch match

  • Added: Jul 17, 2005
  • Length: 02:16
Stepped on by an AT-AT Walker
From: Aaron Henkin
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John Morton landed the role of Dak, Luke Skywalker's ill-fated gunner in the 1980 blockbuster, The Empire Strikes Back. His life has never been th...

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: May 13, 2005
  • Length: 15:15
  • Purchases: 1
Street Sounds
From: Youth Outlook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
They say music soothes the savage beast, but what about the savage commuter?

Bought by KERA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Slots of Fun
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Who knew racing four inch "slot cars" could be so much fun?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
Cell Phone Sing A Long!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Concert Behavior: Then and Now

  • Added: Sep 23, 2004
  • Length: 01:47
Is Your Desk Trying to Kill You?
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Can a messy desk prove fatal?

Bought by KVMR and WKMS


  • Added: Sep 23, 2004
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
A Man on Horse Back
From: Claes Andreasson
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Hollywood makes few Westerns, but the genre is still loved

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KZSC, and WHQR


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 4
The Edible Egg
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: In Julia's Kitchen
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Julia Child Makes Devilled Eggs

Bought by KUER, KPIK-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2004
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 9
Smell It First
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: In Julia's Kitchen
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Julia Child Broils Fish

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KERA, East Village Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2004
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 6
Ready To Toss
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: In Julia's Kitchen
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Julia Child Makes a Salad

Bought by KUER, KPIK-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KERA, and KZYX


  • Added: Aug 16, 2004
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 5
A Taste Experience
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: In Julia's Kitchen
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Julia Child Cooks Spinach

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KERA, East Village Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2004
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 7
Celebrity Stupidity
From: Richard Rene
Series: Here's Looking at You/USA From London
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In inane behavior surrounding Celebrity

  • Added: Jul 07, 2004
  • Length: 02:00
Truck Stop
From: Hans Anderson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story about how honesty still is the best policy

  • Added: Jun 07, 2004
  • Length: 16:46

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